Two Vermont men are facing a variety of charges after they fled police by crossing into Canada. The two were arrested several hours later as they tried to re-enter the United States.

State Police say a trooper tried to stop a vehicle early Monday in Island Pond because it had a loud muffler, but the car fled north, reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour until its crossed illegally into Canada in Norton at about 2:30 a.m.

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Police say the two were arrested by officers of Customs and Border Protection at about 11 a.m.

Twenty-three-year-old Joseph Truszkowski and 25-year-old Eric Jackson, both of Barton, are facing a variety of charges.

Both men were jailed for lack of bail. They're due in court later this month.